My neighbor's listing .. a train wreck in slow motion

Raj, thank you for your kind words. I enjoy helping .. When it comes to my neighborhood I feel that it benefits everybody.. so when another neighbor wanted to add curb appeal but didn't know how to go about it, I got my gloves on and got to work.

Hi Select Realty Group, it's hard to watch! I would love to call the agent and point out some mistakes and advice about the neighborhood assets .. but I know that it's not welcome.

Hi Michelle, it would be great but I'm not going to get my hopes up. Finding a new neighbor for myself is another tricky situation .. unfortunately, all my friends already own or live too far away :-)

Hi Janis, it's a delicate balancing act. At least your neighbor ended up listening!

Hi Phil, what gave it away? ;-)

Hi Debbie, great suggestion. I might do just that ...

Hi Richard, somewhere else in the neighborhood I could handle but this one is just too close. If only they had listened to half of my suggestions ..

Hi Amada, you got a point! Thank you, I hope so, too!

Hi Wayne and Jean Marie, those are just so tough to watch... you so want to jump in and help, but can't.

Hi Mike, I def. know too much .. I would have loved to refer them to a professional who knows how to get the job done.

Hi Kim, I'm afraid this is what's going to happen here, too. They'll keep dropping the price until it is sold. If they had just done some of the things I suggested and the home was properly marketed, a price drop would not be necessary!

Hi John, I try hard not to check on the listing every day .. it's very tempting but so aggravating. I avoid looking at their home when I come and go.

Hi Christiansens: The fire engine red sounds not too bad to me right about now but I'm comparing it to a color like the contents of a diaper. Wanna trade? :-)

Hi Joan, I do know a lot that I would have had to disclose since obviously it didn't get addressed. 

Hi Brian, I cannot possibly imagine ;-)

Hi Beth, I could not have taken the listing but I would have loved to refer them to a professional. I helped because that's just what I do but having great looking homes around us is obviously also important for us. 

Hi Michael, I'm not complaining that they didn't list with me. I do not want that listing because I do know too much of their personal stuff. I'm not trying to find fault where there is none. I would have been thrilled if a professional had listed it. There are mistakes in the listing, the pictures are bad - I cannot believe that this happened at the directive of the seller. To top it off, the home is not being marketed - no open houses, no mailings, no eflyers .. This all is costing them money which is bad for my value, too. I have a problem with that. 

Hi Harry, agree with your first statement but you lost me on the 2nd.

Hi Richie, it's a good example of "How not to sell your house"!

Hi Chris & Dick, I agree with you, it's a little too close for comfort.

Hi Susan, yes indeed! *fingers crossed*

Hi Bryan, that's the sad part ... it's listed with an agent now!

Hi Silvia, it is a blessing! I was happy to help b/c I know how a nice sale will benefit us, too .. 

Hi Bill, *ouch*! 

Hi Michelle, I don't mind helping out one bit. I frequently get my gloves and tools and help neighbors with their yard. A nice block and maintained homes is good for all of us. I'm afraid they'll just drop the price a couple more times and sell ... 

Hi Andrew, obviously :-)

Hi Jean, had they considered some of my advice and hired a professional.. then yes! 

Hi Brenda, I'll join you in that sigh ..

Hi Evelyn, it's fine. I knew this was not going to be my listing but I hoped that they would follow some of my advice which would have been good for our block .. it didn't work out that way.

Hi Sheila, I'm planning on it ...

Hi Mike, thanks! That's pretty much exactly how I feel ..

Hi Karen, exactly. I just couldn't do it with none of my advice being followed ... I hope so!

Hi Paul, it does, doesn't it?

Thanks for your comments!